Albert Goodwin, R.W.S. (1845-1932)

Agra - Indian Afterglow

Details

Albert Goodwin, R.W.S. (1845-1932)
Agra - Indian Afterglow
signed and dated 'Albert Goodwin 1899' (lower left) and inscribed 'Agra' (lower right)
oil on canvas
42 x 56 in. (106.7 x 142.2 cm.)

Provenance

S.V. Lever, by 1911.
Captain John Audley Harvey; Christie's London, 3 May 1912, lot 65 (25 gns. to Sampson).
Gilbert Elliot; Christie's London, 23 July 1926, lot 142 (24 gns. to Leggatt).

Literature

The Athenaeum, London, no. 3738, 17 June 1899, p. 761.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1899, no. 923.
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, Exhibition of Modern Paintings, Autumn 1901, no. 71 (lent by the artist).
Southport, Atkinson Art Gallery, 1902.
Manchester, Queen's Park Art Gallery, 1902, no. 518.

Lot Essay

The view shows the Fort of Agra from the river Yamuna across from the Taj Mahal. The fort was completed by Akbar during his reign (1556 - 1605).
Goodwin first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1860, aged 15 years. An ardent follower of Turner, he was for a short time a pupil of Arthur Hughes and Ford Madox Brown. He was an inveterate traveller and travelled widely in Europe, India, Egypt and the South Sea Islands. It has been said that many of his best pictures were inspired by India and the 'gorgeous east' (A. Goodwin, R.W.S.).

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